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# Cease and Desist!

- Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 09:24:50 PDT
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      We received this message the other day from a man who apparently feels
    that the name of one of our player's rooms violates his exclusive right
    to "Mystical Crossroads." BayMOO is accessible through the web, and
    generates an "on-the-fly" temporary page so that visitors can browse
    rooms, objects, etc.
      Has anyone here any thoughts or experience with this issue? If your
    players decide to name their rooms "Microsoft" or "Coca-Cola," can those
    companies legitimately force you to cease and desist?
      I realize this issue may sound like a laugher. But so have many other
    cases, which have wound up in court with substantial damages extracted
    by the offended party.

    ---------- Forwarded message ----------

    Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 19:47:52 -0400
    From: Storm <mystical1@zeus.jersey.net>
    To: request@baymoo.sfsu.edu
    Subject: Use of copyrighted name!

    To whom it may concern,
    Today after searching alta vista I was surprised to see another listing
    under Mystical Crossroads. Apparently you were not aware that this name
    is copyrighted, since it is the name of my Company. I would appreciate
    it if you would cease & desist from using same.

                                                     Yours truly,
                                                     Richard Kowalski
                                                     President
                                                     Mystical Crossroads

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